Velocity Vs. Coxy MIV

[ryanwheless]

i am in the market for a four place canard. can any one share with me the pros and cons to the velocity vs the cozy? My desire is a four place plane that will cruise in the 180 knot range.

[CBarber]

Uh oh. Here we go again.......

 

I am too biased to the Velocity. So I reserve comment but I am certain many here will not be. I will state the purely subjective comment that I think the Veloicty is prettier. I love how unscientific that statement is.

 

Oh well, out to the hangar with my new batch of fiberglass, EZ-Poxy and Jeffco to rebuild my strake interiors <sigh>.

 

All the best,

 

Chris

[ryanwheless]

i should qualify. i am not interested in building. i do not have the time nor do i trust my mechanical ability with the lives of my family and friends. therefore i will be purchasing a completed and proven velocity or cozy four.

 

does any one truly see 180 knots in cruise at 75% power in either of these planes using and io360.

 

what rate of climb do you see

 

can you put four people in the plane

 

etc.....

[Jerry Schneider]

Oh well, out to the hangar with my new batch of fiberglass, EZ-Poxy and Jeffco to rebuild my strake interiors <sigh>.

 

Chris,

 

Did you determine the cause of the Jeffco adhesion problem you had?

Sorry if I missed it.

[Kent Ashton]

i am not interested in building. i do not have the time nor do i trust my mechanical ability with the lives of my family and friends. therefore i will be purchasing a completed and proven velocity or cozy four.

If I were you, I'd stick to certified aircraft. With an Experimental, it's best to have a personal interest in maintaining the airplane, even if you didn't build the particular airplane. There can be many non-standard things in an Exp. airplane and you have to enjoy working on them. Often you'll find A&Ps or AI's that do not want to take the time to understand your airplane or take the the liability risk of working on it.

 

I love Exp aircraft but it seems to me that your life would be so much less complicated with say, a CE-172. That said, the Velocity seems to fit your needs better than a Cozy.

-Kent